The Resource The best years of our lives, Samuel Goldwyn presents ; screen play by Robert E. Sherwood ; produced by Samuel Goldwyn ; directed by William Wyler

The best years of our lives, Samuel Goldwyn presents ; screen play by Robert E. Sherwood ; produced by Samuel Goldwyn ; directed by William Wyler

Label
The best years of our lives
Title
The best years of our lives
Statement of responsibility
Samuel Goldwyn presents ; screen play by Robert E. Sherwood ; produced by Samuel Goldwyn ; directed by William Wyler
Creator
Contributor
Actor
Cinematographer
Distributor
Editor of moving image work
Film director
Film producer
Production company
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Recounts the problems faced by three returning veterans after WWII as they attempt to pick up the threads of their lives
Member of
Awards note
Academy Awards (1947): Honorary award (Russell), Best actor (March), Best director, Best film editing, Best music, Best picture, Best supporting actor (Russell), Best writing, screenplay.
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
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Best years of our lives (Motion picture)
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Credits note
Photography, Gregg Toland ; editor, Daniel Mandell ; music, Hugo Friedhofer
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
Rating: Not rated
Language note
English dialogue with optional English for the hearing impaired, French or Spanish subtitles
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.B47 2012
NLM call number
FE DR 1946 B478
PerformerNote
Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo, Cathy O'Donnell, Hoagy Carmichael, Gladys George, Harold Russell, Roman Bohnen, Ray Collins, Victor Cutler
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1902-1981
  • 1879-1974
  • 1896-1955
  • 1905-1993
  • 1897-1975
  • 1909-1992
  • 1918-2005
  • 1920-2005
  • 1925-1970
  • 1899-1981
  • 1904-1954
  • 1914-2002
  • 1894-1949
  • 1889-1965
  • 1914-1979
  • 1904-1977
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  • Wyler, William
  • Goldwyn, Samuel
  • Sherwood, Robert E.
  • Loy, Myrna
  • March, Fredric
  • Andrews, Dana
  • Wright, Teresa
  • Mayo, Virginia
  • O'Donnell, Cathy
  • Carmichael, Hoagy
  • George, Gladys
  • Russell, Harold
  • Bohnen, Roman
  • Collins, Ray
  • Cutler, Victor
  • Toland, Gregg
  • Mandell, Daniel
  • Friedhofer, Hugo
  • Kantor, MacKinlay
  • Samuel Goldwyn, Inc
  • Warner Home Video (Firm)
Runtime
170
Series statement
Samuel Goldwyn collection
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  • Kantor, MacKinlay
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Veteran reintegration
  • Nineteen forties
  • Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945
  • Années quarante (Vingtième siècle)
  • Longs métrages
  • Films de guerre
  • Films d'amour
  • Adaptations cinématographiques
  • Vidéos pour handicapés auditifs
  • Kantor, MacKinlay
  • Nineteen forties
  • Veteran reintegration
  • Veterans
  • United States
Technique
live action
Label
The best years of our lives, Samuel Goldwyn presents ; screen play by Robert E. Sherwood ; produced by Samuel Goldwyn ; directed by William Wyler
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • From a novel by MacKinlay Kantor
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1946
  • Special features: Introduction by Virginia Mayo; interview with Virginia Mayo and Teresa Wright; theatrical trailer
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn823870449
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (170 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
883929736072
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
2000074748
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD, region 1, fullscreen; Dolby Digital surround; dual-layer
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The best years of our lives, Samuel Goldwyn presents ; screen play by Robert E. Sherwood ; produced by Samuel Goldwyn ; directed by William Wyler
Publication
Note
  • From a novel by MacKinlay Kantor
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1946
  • Special features: Introduction by Virginia Mayo; interview with Virginia Mayo and Teresa Wright; theatrical trailer
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn823870449
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (170 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
883929736072
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
2000074748
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD, region 1, fullscreen; Dolby Digital surround; dual-layer
Video recording format
DVD

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